MBC - Mono Black Control deck "Once you go black..."

Posted By: Brandy

Corrupt
were being re-printed in M14, it gave me the idea to create a Mono Black deck. I've always loved the cards which can change in power depending on certain conditions (Cards like

Crusader of Odric
) simply because you can get so much value from them. For instance, take a look at

Essence Drain
; 5 mana to deal a fixed 3 damage and heal you for 3. Now take a look at

Corrupt
, costs 1 extra mana but in a mono black deck it will do 6 damage off the bat and heal you for 6. Not only that but as the game goes on for longer it will get more and more powerful. It could also be your win condition if the game ever gets to a point where you have 20 swamps out on the field.

The idea I had for the deck would be to control the early game using removal spells like